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© 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.October 2003
IBM Reinventing Education Change Toolkit
Sasha Dichter and Irv RichardsonIBM Corporate Community Relations
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
IBM Reinventing Education grant program
IBM’s primary philanthropic focus is on education for children aged 5-18
Program goal is to support school reform efforts and higher student achievement through the innovative use of technology.
Grant history:– Awarded to 25 locations in the U.S. (either school districts or
state Departments of Education) and 9 countries internationally
– Provided $70 million in grants since 1994
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Reinventing Education 3
IBM’s third series of Reinventing Education Grants
Three components:– Change Toolkit – our focus today
– Teacher training: collaborations of school districts, colleges of education
– Data to improve instruction
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
The IBM Reinventing Education Change Toolkit
The IBM Reinventing Education Change Toolkit is a Web site created by IBM to help education professionals be more effective at leading and implementing change.
Site access is free, but limited to individuals working in education for children aged 5-18.
The site homepage is: http://www.reinventingeducation.org
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The partnership behind the Change Toolkit
The Change Toolkit was created through a collaborative effort involving:
– IBM Reinventing Education project
– Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter
– Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
– National Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (NAESP and NASSP)
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Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Internationally renowned expert on organizations, change and strategy
Arbuckle Professor, Harvard Business School
Recipient of many honors– 21 honorary doctoral degrees, 12 national
leadership awards
– Named one of world’s 50 most powerful women by The Times (London)
– Author of 15 books and more than 300 articles
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
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Change Toolkit homepage
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Content of the Change Toolkit
Focuses on effective structural change and good process.
Content on change management does not focus on specific educational practices.
The school improvement section of the Change Toolkit Web site focuses on school improvement issues, such as:
– Alignment
– Quality teaching
– Data-driven decision-making
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Some sample projects
Creating a district improvement plan
Moving a district to a standards-based education system
Leadership development in the context of Baldrige standards
Expanding site-based management across a district
Data analysis for student performance
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Change Wheel: how to get systemic change rolling
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Example of Background tool Web page
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Example of a diagnostic tool Web page
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Example of an action tool Web page
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Change Masters: seven skills exhibited by successful change agents
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Change Fundamentals: building blocks for change initiatives
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School Improvement Web page
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Project discussion Web page
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Planning tools
The Change Toolkit contains planning tools for your projects.
These are basic tools – not intended for full-scale project management.
The tools are:– Meeting minutes
– To-Do list
– Communication plan
– Glossary
– Lessons learned
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
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The challenge of educational improvement
The turbulent social and economic environment and new education standards are forcing schools to change.
This requires:– Immediate and effective action and adjustment
– Schools designed to be inherently adaptive
– More empowered people, with new leadership skills at every level
– Ongoing innovation and change, not one-off change efforts
– A rich culture of creativity and initiative
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The challenge of educational improvement
No Child Left Behind
ESEA
Shortage of Special Education educators– 1999-2000 12,000 unfilled openings or openings filled with
substitutes
Placement of students with disabilities in regular classroom- 75% of all students with disabilities spend 40% or more of their
school day in general education
- General educators have an average of 3.5 special education students assigned to their classes
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Reasons for change fatigue
Details matter: General principles are not enough to guide effective action.
Balancing alignment (common direction) and autonomy (local flexibility) is necessary and difficult.
Organizations typically do as little as they must to change, rather than as much as they should.
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Reasons for change fatigue (cont’d)
Leaders typically act by bold strokes (strategic moves) instead of long marches (broad implementation) – Success takes time: initiatives are dropped too soon
Too much focus is on content, too little on process
Too little effort is devoted to the school’s or system’s design and structure
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Reasons for change fatigue:examples
Different parts of the process of teacher preparation, certification, and staff development are controlled by different institutions. Coordination is difficult.
Few incentives to collaborate on the overall process of educating teachers
Only 29% of general educators feel successful “to a great extent” in teaching student with disabilities
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Understanding resistance to change
Myths about change:– Change always meets with resistance.
– It is hard to change people’s behavior.
Truths about change:– Change that inspires fear often also inspires resistance.
– Steps are rarely taken that make it easier for people to behave in new, more productive ways.”
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Why resistance to change is often rational
It is often rational to resist change because:– Too much is “done to” people instead of “done by” them.
– People don’t know the purpose or goal of the change.
– People are concerned about future competence.
– Extra work and time are required.
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Understanding resistance to change:examples
Current structures separate responsibilities
Change will require extra work and additional resources– Special education teachers – 53 hrs a week
– General educators – 55 hrs a week
– Starting pay ranges from $15,000 – $36,000
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People do the right thing when they:
See something helpful to do
Know how to do it
Have the tools and resources
Are empowered to do it
Know why it would be helpful
Believe in doing it
Want to do it
Are rewarded for it
Action
Skills
Power
Legitimacy
Impact
Mission
Motivation
Recognition
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How new practices become a way of life
First, something works.
As a result, the new practices…– Become known and defined
– Are seen to lead to positive results
– Are learned by more people in the organization
Structures then change to encourage, enable and support these practices.
Leaders begin to push for them more.
Rewards change to support them.
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How new practices become a way of life (cont’d)
Then, use of these practices shifts beyond being "experimental."
Momentum builds as more people use them.
– Everyone is routinely educated in them .
– They become contractual and expected.
– People who know and can use them are recognized.
– It becomes "out-of-sync" not to use them.
New practices become "the way we do things around here.”
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
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Principles underlying the Change Toolkit
Focus more on changing organizational structure
Establish good processes
Balance “bold strokes” and “long marches”
Master the “difficult middles”
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Principle: Focus more on changing organizational structure
Leaders working on organizational change are interested in making people in their organizations more effective, innovative and productive.
The Change Toolkit contains a lot of advice about how to reach these goals.
The fastest, most effective way to get this done is to focus first on changing organizational structure.
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How people and structures are seen in the Change Toolkit
Definition: “Structure” is everything in an organization besides people, including:
– Things of economic value
– Policies and procedures
– Roles, responsibilities and relationships
– History
Structures and people affect each other powerfully– People act purposefully and can take initiative
– Structures capture, align and coordinate actions
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Focusing on “changing people” is not enough
Leaders often focus their efforts on “changing people.”
Senior leaders should spend more time working to modify structures:
– Structures profoundly impact attitudes, behavior, even self-image.
– For example, people routinely change their behavior when they get a new job.
Many change efforts fail to have lasting impact because leaders do not work to affect structures.
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Two models of changing people
The mainstream model works through people– Education, training, awareness and observation lead to
changed attitudes.
– Changed attitudes result it appropriate behavior.
The “newstream” model works through structure– Standards, position, power and opportunity lead to appropriate
behavior.
– These new behaviors result it attitudinal change.
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Two models of changing people (cont’d)
Both the “mainstream” (working first with people) and the “newstream” (working first with structure) models can work
But the “newstream” model should be used first, because it is:– Cheaper
– Faster
– More likely to result in lasting change
“Mainstream” model tends to fail in the long run without appropriate supporting structural changes
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The range of contribution in an organization
Percent
Contribution
Median
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The range of contribution: effect of structural change
Original Median
New Median
Increase
Percent
Contribution
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Implications for changing organizational culture
Culture is not a thing apart; it emerges from the interaction between:– Structure and people
– The organization and the environment
The Change Toolkit talks about changing culture by modifying structures
Through use of the Change Toolkit, cultural change occurs as the result of:
– Intentional structural changes
– The ways that structure and people interact
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Act on the organization’s structure
Yes No
Effective and intended change
that lasts
Bursts of change that turn into fragments
Conflicting changes that lead
to deep frustration
Change that is unguided, unintended,
and unhelpful
Work with and prepare
the people
Yes
No
To get effective, lasting change, leaders must work with both structures and people
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Principle: Focus more on changing the structure
What knowledge, skills, and dispositions do educators need to effectively teach students with disabilities?
How can we be persistent and consistent about developing these in teachers?
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In any issue, both content and process are involved.– Content is about ideas and things; what happened.
– Process is about sequence and paths; how things happened.
Content is most familiar, and usually gets more attention.
Process is less familiar, and generally gets less attention.
Principle: Establish good processes
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Both process and content are critical, but process is more fundamental.– If content is lacking, an effective process can fix it.
– If process is weak, even the best content won’t help.
A good rule: Start by making sure the process is OK.
The importance of good process
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It is often easier to focus on content:– More familiar
– Easier to discuss and to measure
Good process has a more lasting effect:– Impacts people’s behavior and thought processes
– Has effects throughout the organization
Content is more familiar, but process has a more lasting effect
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Principle: Establish good processes (examples)
Quality teacher preparation programs make a difference– Highly rated programs….
• Had more weeks of student teaching than programs with lower ratings
• Had candidates working with culturally and linguistically different students during field experiences
In-service professional development makes a difference– Level of confidence associated with types of support.
• 92% with specific procedures felt moderate or great success compared with 73% with no procedures.
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Principle: Combine bold strokes and long marches
Bold strokes: using leadership authority to define strategic direction
Long marches: project implementation and removing barriers to project success
They must be combined for success
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Bold Strokes Long Marches
Time Frame Fast Slow
Locus of Action Decisions at top Initiatives throughout
Leader ControlHigh: can force
outcomesLow: cannot force
outcomes
Initial Results Clear and visible Unclear and vague
Later Results Erratic and confusedDependable and
developing
Culture Effect Largely unchanged Significantly changed
Combining bold strokes and long marches
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Principle: Combine bold strokes and long marches (examples)
Leadership needs to define strategic direction
Project implementation means removing barriers to successful alignment.
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Principle: Master the difficult middles
Many things tend to look like a failure in the middle
In a “difficult middle”– Excitement has waned
– New ideas begin to meet with resistance
– You are still trying to succeed
Knowing about “difficult middles” can help you to persevere
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The progress fallacy
Goal
Target Date
Halfway Point
Expected Progress
Actual Progress
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To make lasting change happen, leaders need to “master the difficult middles”
It is often a mistake for leaders to “launch and leave” a project.
Leaders need to:– Help overcome hurdles
– Make appropriate adjustments
If given up too soon, a change initiative will be a failure by definition.
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Principle: Master the difficult middles (examples)
We will not accomplish this overnight– Excitement has waned
– New ideas meet resistance
– “Sober selling” is required.
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Table of contents
IBM Reinventing Education program background and introduction
The Reinventing Education Change ToolkitHistory and partnerships
Web site content
Fundamental Principals of Organizational ChangeUnderstanding and overcoming resistance to change
Four guiding principles
Conclusion
Reinventing Education Change Toolkit © 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.
Uses of the Change Toolkit
The Change Toolkit can be used to:
Diagnose your environment for change
Access quick, relevant advice
Poll members of your change team
Read real-life vignettes from education colleagues
Plan your change initiative
Collaborate and get feedback from team
Connect with educators worldwide
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Leadership and the Change Toolkit
The Change Toolkit can help school leaders:
Think systematically
Use and reflect on their experience
Understand how culture, hierarchy, and roles and responsibilities are helping or hindering change
Send the right signals
Discover new ways to empower people
Address the needs of all constituents
Create an environment that encourages risk-taking and innovation
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Using the Change Toolkit
New users of the Change Toolkit need to register to use the Web site at www.reinventingeducation.org
– Registration is free.
– Access is limited to individuals working in education for children aged 5-18.
You can use the Change Toolkit as an individual or for a project
– Leaders can learn more about change management and leadership effectiveness.
– Teams can use the site to manage change projects in a school or district.
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Conclusion
This presentation has given you an overview of the Change Toolkit project and Web site.
The Change Toolkit Web site provides more detail on the concepts described in this presentation and practical, actionable advice for achieving success with change projects.
© 2003 IBM Corporation and Goodmeasure, Inc.October 2003
Sasha Dichter and Irv RichardsonIBM Corporate Community Relations
IBM Reinventing Education Change Toolkit
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